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Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6: Electric vehicle extravaganza

Both these EVs are packed with tech, but good luck buying one.
By Jason Perlow, Senior Contributing Writer
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Hyundai Ioniq 5 front

We took the Ioniq 5 up to Palm Beach Island for the day. She got a lot of looks from the local elite.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 side

Here is her side profile.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 front

Another look at the Hyundai Ioniq 5 from the side

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 rear

The Hyundai Ioniq 5's rear view.

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Kia EV6 side

The Kia EV6 is a very sharp car as well.

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Kia EV6 front

Here is the Kia EV6 from the front.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 cockpit

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 cockpit has a very Star Trek-style, roomy feel.

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Kia EV6 cockpit

Whereas the Kia EV6 is sporty, but note the big center console.

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Kia EV6 cocktpit closeup

Here's a closeup of the Kia EV6 cockpit.

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Kia EV6 environmental controls

The Kia EV6's environmental controls are on a touchscreen with virtual buttons.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 cockpit view

On the highway with the Hyundai Ioniq.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 cockpit view showing rearview camera left

The left part of the Ioniq 5's driver information screen is displaying a rearview camera in the left lane showing approaching traffic.

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Hyundai Ioniq cockpit view showing rearview camera right

Here it is for the right lane.

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Ioniq 5 head-up display (HUD)

The heads-up display shows a lot of information to the driver.

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Ioniq 5 Collision avoidance system

The driver information screen shows a great deal more information, including the position of other vehicles on the road and blind-spot warnings.

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Hyundai Ioniq cockpit view with lane information

Here is more information about vehicles in the lanes.

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Kia EV6 cockpit view with Bluelink navigation

Bluelink has its own navigation system if you aren't using CarPlay or Android Auto.

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Hyundai Ioniq cockpit view in Light Mode

While we drove the car mainly in Dark Mode, there is also a Light Mode.

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Hyundai Ioniq cockpit view Bluelink menu system

Here's a closeup of the Bluelink menu system.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 cockpit view backup cameras

Using the Ioniq 5's backup cameras.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 cockpit view 360-degree camera system

Here's how the 360-degree camera system works.

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Hyundai Ioniq charging port

Charging up the Ioniq 5.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 charging speeds

At under 55 percent charge we saw above-230-kW speeds, which is very fast.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 cockpit view charging speeds

Eventually, it leveled off to 155-kW speeds, which are still quite impressive.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 in stock

There are only four Ioniq 5 cars to buy within 250 miles of my home ZIP code.

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Kia EV6 are very in demand

I found one Kia EV6 AWD GT-Line. The dealer wanted $20,000 over invoice.

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